And, with Polina sitting in his kitchen, it occurred to him that life, which he’d treated as a pastime, and which he’d thought he could yet outdistance, had finally caught up with him.
The good sisters, taking up simultaneously the long rosaries hanging from their waists, made the sign of the cross, and began to mutter in unison interminable prayers, their lips moving ever more and more swiftly, as if they sought which should outdistance the other in the race of orisons; from time to time they kissed a medal, and crossed themselves anew, then resumed their rapid and unintelligible murmur.
outdistance
verb motion
- go far ahead of
Example: He outdistanced the other runners
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The good sisters taking up simultaneously the long rosaries hanging from their waists made the sign of the cross and began to mutter in unison interminable prayers their lips moving ever more and more swiftly as if they sought which should outdistance the other in the race of orisons from time to time they kissed a medal and crossed themselves anew then resumed their rapid and unintelligible murmur